MSI Z270i Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. MSI Carbon AC: Packaging and Bundle3. MSI Carbon AC: Board Layout and Features4. MSI Carbon AC: UEFI5. MSI Carbon AC: Software6. Testing Methodology7. Tests: CPU Related8. Tests: Memory Related9. Tests: Gaming Related10. Overclocking & Power Consumption11. Tests: Motherboard Features Performance12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

AIDA64 Engineer

AIDA64 Engineer is a multi-featured software suite for diagnostics, stress testing, benchmarking, software auditing and various other measurement parameters. We use AIDA64 Engineer to benchmark memory throughput and latency.

Sandra Memory Bandwidth

SiSoft Sandra 2016 is a multi-function utility program that supports remote analysis, benchmarking and diagnostic features for PCs, servers, mobile devices and networks. We use the SiSoft Sandra memory bandwidth test to provide a set of memory bandwidth results.

The memory performance aligns with all other Z270 motherboards that could only support two DIMMs (ASUS ROG Maximus IX Apex and Gigabyte Z270N-Gaming 5).

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